Same man who shot at Trooper with a nail gun in May, beats and threatens to throw girlfriend over bridge
State Police out of Lyons and Auburn reported the arrest on Saturday (6/9) at 7:42 p.m. of John W. Barnes, age 52, of old Lyons Road in the Town of Galen.
It all began when Barnes allegedly forced his girlfriend into her vehicle and drove her around back roads. He then stopped on abridge and threatened to throw her off, hit her in the face with his fist, breaking her nose, broke her cell phone, pushed her over a guard rail and threatened her with a baseball bat.
Barnes was taken into custody by State Police after being found in Auburn. He was charged with Assault in the Third Degree; Menacing in the Second Degree; Unlawful Imprisonment; Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree; and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree.
Barnes was arraigned in Galen Town Court and remanded to jail on $1000 cash bail to reappear in Galen Court on June 18.
Barnes was arrested on May 4, after State police responded to a domestic complaint. At that time, he reportedly fired several shots from the nail gun into the air, then four shots at the Trooper. The Trooper pulled his weapon and Barnes was taken into custody. Barnes was subsequently arrested for Menacing in the Second Degree; Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree and Obstructing Governmental Administration in the Second Degree. He was arraigned and remanded to jail on $1000 cash/$3000 bond.
The May 4 case is still pending.
